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School: Monksland (C.) (roll number 2792)

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Monksland, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Nic Oireachtaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0659, Page 226

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    thy boys was saying "one for you one for me" "one for you one for me" and what about the two outside the wall.
    The two men got afraid, and ran to tell their other chum, who said "they" were only dreaming.
    When the two men were away the two boys let another stone drop outside the graveyard wall. The three men came to the graveyard they stood to listen. One of the boys was saying "one for you one for me" and what about the three outside the wall. Hearing this the three men ran to tell people. The people said it was God and the Devil counting the souls of the dead.
    This story is a very old one. I got it from my mother.
    Joan Murphy (aged 10 5th class)
    Petestown (Cooley Parish) Carlingford
    Dundalk
    Co. Louth
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joan Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    10
    Address
    Petestown, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Murphy
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Petestown, Co. Louth